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These animals ferment their food in their gut, as cellulose is very hard to break down eating it post digestion (in gut content or poo form) would be very wise as you would be getting a high nutritional value of compounds a dogs gut cannot break down.

Breeding can be cruel Hope you are able to focus positively on the babies you have left xxx

Yup any turn get her back then ASAP. Keep up with the saline, I had a week old pup aspirate milk and we saved him, so it is possible. Did your vet show you the 'pinch tedt' for dehydration? Keep up with the antibiotics too. Given your not far off 4 weeks is the pup willing to feed from a saucer? If you can avoid bottle feeding you'll reduce the risk of more fluid on the lungs. Good luck!

Mona would you mind if I get a friend of mine to contact you? I'm sure she wouldn't mind paying you for your time, she just needs help with getting into showing.

Mona would you mind if I get a friend of mine to contact you? I'm sure she wouldn't mind paying you for your time, she just needs help with getting into showing.

I can't work out what it is that some of you want from the ANKC? You want the dogs in question to be de-registered? You want compensation? I would be wanting a system in place to make sure it can't happen again, because the past can't be undone. DNA profiling stops this sort of thing happening. This is a really good point, and as far as I believe the system has been put in place to work towards this, with microchipping rules etc. Although I find it disappointing that the rules aren't more stringent ie. having a vet sign off on the scanned chips of the parents etc but I suppose you can't knock progress while it's going in the right direction. From what I have heard they want the dogs down graded to limited so they cannot be included "lawfully" in a breeding program. They would still then be issued with a pedigree that way. Why should the VCA provide pedgirees simply because these people forked out the money? They should be filing a group law suit against the ******* who lied to them and bred false pedigree dogs.

Cross bred? What contamination? The dog was an unregistered IW. Front page of Dog News Aust' (paragraph 5) "These members said the correct sire for two of the litters was in fact an "unregistered dog of dubious parentage"" (paragraph 6) "The dog (in question who had sired the litters) was unregistered and his former owner wrote...stating that he did not believe his dog was a purebred Irish Wolfhound. Subsequent DNA testing was inconclusive" THIS is the big problem. As I said using a limited register or unregistered dog of known bloodline that is a purebred dog is immoral and I don't agree with it but to use a dog of unknown heritage that it's very owner did not believe to be purebred is a whole other kettle of fish. And to shrug shoulders and say let bygone's be bygone's ... well I'm not too happy about having my membership with an institution who doesn't back what it stands for - which is the purebred dog. Just in case people are misunderstanding, I have NO issue with crossbred dogs. I own one, who I love dearly. She is irreplaceable in our eyes, and no less of a dog than any of my ANKC papered dogs. She sleeps on a bed, cuddles on the couch and gets away with more than most. She is beautiful, intelligent and every bit a part of our family as the next. If someone was to run her down because she is not a registered pure they would cop an earful. BUT this is about purebred dogs - and I believe that WHY conduct pedigrees and sanction purebreds if when it all gets too hard "oh well whats a cross bred here and there". I grew up with if your going to do something do it properly. It doesn't mean they are "better" or "worth more" or make better family pets or breeding dogs simply because they have a pedigree, but if you are going to keep PUREBRED records then for Pete's sake keep them exactly that.. pure!

And to say "oh it is the Wolfhound breeders problem, and none of our business" is the same as a GSD, Rottweiler, Doberman etc breeder saying "oh BSL is a Staffy breeders problem, why do we need to care, it doesn't involve us" No it doesn't.... YET! Let these things happen once, twice.. oh and suddenly it is your problem, and you wonder why every other breeder on the planet can't see why your infuriated. It compromises the entire ANKC as an institution, if your dog is registered with the ANKC then it compromises what you stand for as well.

I think for those people who feel its a single breed issue or doesn't affect them or their own breed(ing), this is the crux of the issue that should be addressed. fifi This. What bothers me is how people seem not to be bothered by the fact that at least one dog used here was a CROSS BRED! Ok falsify a pedigree with a limited dog... blank the pedigree, etc etc - this annoys me and I don't agree with it but for arguments sake the dog is still a purebred so it's not "contaminating". But this is a cross bred dog, meaning cross bred pups are being registered as pure bred.... so why bother with registration at all?? Why have an institution who is responsible for the keeping of pedigrees so that breeds remain pure if this institution is willing to sweep it under the carpet when a cross bred is introduced?! And to say that the good breeders will do the right thing is completely beside the point, and the same mentality of turning a blind eye. Sure a number of good breeders will, but I am sure you can rifle through several topics on here that clearly indicate there are more than a handful of deceitful breeders who are registered with the ANKC and yet puppy farm, or breed for the $$ with little regard for the dogs and if it didn't affect the $$, the pedigrees either. The whole point of a regulated pedigree register is to keep breeders answerable, saying that it is suitable for them to become a law unto their own completely undermines the entire ANKC as an institution and identifies it as redundant.

Your better than I, I started training for an ET - it's not the dogs that need training let me tell you lol! Thanks good luck to you also, hopefully with this cold weather you get your coats back soon enough. Do you show Belgians as well? Might see you around Group 5?! Although now I am in with the Griffon's I might see you elsewhere, the Gp 1 ring always seems to be near the Schip ring as I see them often... they are lovely little creatures!!

Yup, Brock is above said GSD! Lol. Was Brock, my two and a lovely young Collie. Kimmie won 1 and Collie won the other 2. She also had Shiro going really well in practise so I've said she should handle him at KCC on Saturday. You should have come to watch, we were there until midnight!!

Haha oops lol! His mum was handling my boy to see what he would be like for someone else, the lead slipped out of my hand and he just looked at me - it was one of those moments where a second feels like an hour - and bolted! I felt like I was herding again having to cut him off at the pass!! Bit embarrassed showing up with unwashed dogs who'd decided to roll in the mud that day - but my toddler was certain I wasn't allowed to do anything that wasn't him the 48 beforehand! So were the Schip's yours? Congratulations btw, they were lovely little guys and you did well! It was such a great opportunity to get the dogs under up coming judges and good training for them too indoors. I was stoked, my girl hasn't shown all year and is entered this weekend so I was thrilled to get her out fro a trail run AND that she performed to the task! Was a lovely night, whoever suggested slab heating is on a winner, next time I think we should all bring a plate so we don't miss out on dinner and maybe a thermos of coffee

Thank you! I'm quite looking forward to it! Rain rain go away!

I haven't put in an entry for this - can I just turn up on the night and enter my dogs? We all need the practice! Also can I enter 2 classes if I have a Champ' and an Open? Will check back Monday morning fingers crossed the water goes away!

You'd be wise to consider the airline you are flying and where you are going. An airline like Lufthansa will allow dogs under 7kgs travel on board as hand luggage, if you are going as well. However if you bypass using a freight company pay heed to the advice of which vaccinations the dog needs or it will be refused entry if you cannot provide documentation. Dogtainers and JetPets are the biggest - I personally prefer JetPets but a small company can still offer great service.

Where's Phillip!!

Here's one my OH loves to tell people - A cross bred dog will cross its front legs when it's laying down, but a pure bred dog will lie with it's legs out straight! Lol

Sway did you come up with these watching me?! I forget my keys EVERY TIME! Cooking Liver AND Chopping it up only to have your dog refuse it anyway, but accept bait from the girl next to you with store bought chicken loaf!!! I must say, having a judge ignore you coming into the ring for group and stop and turn at the dog in front in the line up, as if you are not even there, really sucks. I'm only new, so I'm no champ handler and we may not be BIS material, but I paid my entries and I have feelings! It wouldn't kill you to just pretend to look at my dog for a second but it really would make my day!

Thanks so much! Some lovely photos of the Finni's there too - they are such a beautiful dog.

I have some photos of the white Swiss girl in group line up. REALLY??!!! I would love to see them especially if they were the ones from the Minor Group Class! I'll PM you. Thanks so much!

I love you thank you! Lol Shucks-thank you*blush* Look up Dylan Edgar on Facebook his profile picture is of a Pherro hound (spelling?) Send him a message and say Jean told you to get in touch. He did take heaps of photos of the working dogs on Saturday. I messaged him on Monday after your message - I'll let him know it was Jean who sent me!

Stolen from FB: Best in show cattle dog bitch Indy ru adams border Wendy? Baby michelle does collie smooth minor jans cardigan corgie. Puppy finish lappie junior Adams border collie. Inter kates border ausbred best in group open rubig

I love you thank you! Lol

Can anyone tell me who the photographers were on the day? I'm desperate for some ringside photos!